Aaniiih Nakoda College

Aaniiih Nakoda College (formerly Fort Belknap College)
Type Native American tribal community college and land grant institution
Established 1984
President Carole Falcon Chandler
Location PO Box 159 Harlem, Montana, United States 59526
48°29′04″N 108°45′32″W / 48.48444°N 108.75889°W / 48.48444; -108.75889 (Fort Belknap College)Coordinates: 48°29′04″N 108°45′32″W / 48.48444°N 108.75889°W / 48.48444; -108.75889 (Fort Belknap College)[1]
Campus Rural
Sports Basketball
Affiliations American Indian Higher Education Consortium;
American Association of Community Colleges
Website http://www.ancollege.edu
Atsina (Gros Ventre) and the Assiniboine tribal affiliation

Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC) (formerly Fort Belknap College) is a tribal college located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Harlem, Montana. The institution incorporates native culture into the curriculum and promotes cultural identity; however, the school is open to both tribal and non-tribal members.[2] Aaniiih Nakoda College is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), which is a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations and make a lasting difference in the lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives. ANC was created in response to the higher education needs of American Indians. ANC generally serves geographically isolated populations that have no other means accessing education beyond the high school level. [3]

History

Aaniiih Nakoda College was founded in 1984 by men and women from the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council, Fort Belknap Education Department, and Fort Belknap campus of Dull Knife Memorial College (now Chief Dull Knife College). The leaders wanted to start their own college since off-reservation programs were not adequately meeting the post-secondary educational needs of the community. Today, the College provides academic and vocational training programs and services. The College was charged with preserving and promoting the A’anin and Nakoda languages, cultures and histories. The College has hired many talented young people from within the community since the College is dedicated to a “grow your own” philosophy of developing the community’s future leaders. [3]

Academic Programs

ANC offers Associates degrees in eleven disciplines and vocational training in five others through the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP).

Associate of Arts[4]

  • American Indian Studies
  • Business
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Human Services
  • Liberal Arts
  • Psychology

Associate of Science[5]

  • Allied Health
  • Business Technology
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Natural Resources

NACTEP[6]

  • Carpentry
  • Natural Resources Water Quality
  • Tribal Management
  • Natural Resources/
    Environmental Technology
  • Computer Technology

Additional Sponsored Programs

Notes

  1. ↑ "Fort Belknap College". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Information : About Us
  3. 1 2 American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  4. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Academic Programs : Associate Of Arts
  5. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Academic Programs : Associate Of Science
  6. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Sponsored Programs : NACTEP
  7. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Sponsored Programs : Extension
  8. ↑ Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program
  9. ↑ Aaniiih Nakoda College : Sponsored Programs : Gis Gps
  10. ↑ KGVA 88.1 FM "The Voice of the Nakota & White Clay Nations"
  11. ↑ http://www.nsftcup.org/
  12. ↑ Montana Tribal Colleges form basketball league | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana
  13. ↑ Tribal college basketball takes center stage
  14. ↑ ANA - About the ANA

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